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Blue Grass Stockyards (Wednesday) Market Report

Campbellsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, August 16, 2023

400 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $236.59/cwt -3.48 vs last sale · ≈ $1,234/hd at 522 lb · 34 head
light 3-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $241.73/cwt +3.08 vs last sale · ≈ $832/hd at 344 lb · 22 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $237.34/cwt -5.29 vs last sale · ≈ $1,246/hd at 525 lb · 19 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 400 528 532
Feeder cattle 321 486 481
Slaughter cattle 74 42 33
Replacement cattle 5 — 18

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 fancy 320 1 282.50 $282.50 $904 —
335 335 1 250.00 $250.00 $838 —
378 fancy 378 3 295.00 $295.00 $1,115 +5.00
405 fancy 405 1 276.00 $276.00 $1,118 —
430 430 1 234.00 $234.00 $1,006 +1.00
454–480 fancy 458 6 268.00–277.00 $275.43 $1,261 +18.35
455–460 458 2 232.00–246.00 $238.96 $1,094 -3.30
517 value added 517 2 251.00 $251.00 $1,298 -2.29
520–535 528 2 214.00–220.00 $216.96 $1,146 -14.86
566–575 value added 567 12 245.00–256.00 $255.07 $1,446 +10.07
560–588 579 6 220.00–237.00 $229.52 $1,329 +15.52
630 630 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,449 -2.59
657–667 value added 659 13 244.00–256.50 $253.58 $1,671 —
665–690 682 5 208.00–220.00 $215.68 $1,471 -21.27
728 728 3 203.00 $203.00 $1,478 —
752–780 761 3 207.50–210.00 $208.35 $1,586 -5.58
802 value added 802 18 249.00 $249.00 $1,997 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–390 367 3 160.00–180.00 $172.11 $632 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465 465 1 214.00 $214.00 $995 —
560 560 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,176 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 fancy 250 1 252.50 $252.50 $631 —
275 275 2 230.00 $230.00 $632 —
325–345 331 5 215.00–220.00 $217.03 $718 -12.97
348 fancy 348 17 249.00 $249.00 $867 +6.02
355 fancy 355 1 239.00 $239.00 $848 -1.00
385 385 1 224.00 $224.00 $862 -5.72
401 fancy 401 5 245.00 $245.00 $982 -3.67
405–445 424 5 212.50–226.00 $218.70 $927 -17.70
465–490 fancy 476 6 242.00–247.00 $244.19 $1,162 -2.97
462–490 481 6 224.00–235.00 $227.38 $1,094 -4.53
503–530 516 9 222.00–235.00 $228.58 $1,179 -2.01
511–545 value added 533 10 244.00–246.00 $245.23 $1,307 -1.26
570–580 578 6 218.00–229.00 $226.85 $1,311 -5.00
603–625 609 8 210.00–220.00 $216.13 $1,316 -1.67
621–625 value added 622 4 230.00–234.00 $231.00 $1,437 -6.03
650–665 653 6 215.00–229.00 $226.62 $1,480 +5.46
740 740 1 196.00 $196.00 $1,450 -0.99
801 value added 801 13 199.75 $199.75 $1,600 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 1 200.00 $200.00 $500 —
305–340 323 2 180.00–204.00 $192.65 $622 +2.65
435 435 1 186.00 $186.00 $809 -14.00
510 510 2 181.00 $181.00 $923 —
560–580 570 2 172.00–181.00 $176.42 $1,006 —
670 670 1 182.00 $182.00 $1,219 —
782 782 2 175.00 $175.00 $1,368 +16.92
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470–490 482 3 200.00–206.00 $202.97 $978 -7.54
500–530 515 2 190.00–191.00 $190.49 $981 -13.51
585 585 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,228 +5.71
620–640 630 2 199.00–203.00 $200.97 $1,266 +4.97

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 fancy 280 3 265.00 $265.00 $742 +18.26
255–295 284 4 212.50–225.00 $219.56 $624 -1.44
310–330 fancy 318 11 260.00–289.00 $285.37 $907 -7.63
355–375 369 5 220.00–232.50 $222.47 $821 —
365–395 fancy 381 4 248.00–288.00 $258.60 $985 -25.34
420–430 425 2 230.00–240.00 $235.06 $999 +0.06
425–426 fancy 426 11 263.00–271.00 $268.82 $1,145 +14.56
455–472 fancy 465 8 254.00–265.00 $258.08 $1,200 -1.92
470 470 1 236.00 $236.00 $1,109 —
502–548 519 16 214.00–235.00 $223.71 $1,161 -3.47
507–536 fancy 524 18 237.00–260.00 $248.04 $1,300 -0.09
564–595 569 7 214.00–226.00 $223.35 $1,271 -8.94
600–612 608 6 220.00 $220.00 $1,338 -9.00
650 650 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,398 -11.00
755 755 1 196.00 $196.00 $1,480 +6.00
835 835 1 193.00 $193.00 $1,612 +1.99
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 210.00 $210.00 $788 —
405 405 1 200.00 $200.00 $810 —
665 665 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,264 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 172.50 $172.50 $630 —
540 540 1 180.00 $180.00 $972 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
820–985 910 85-90% 5 74.00–84.00 $81.28 $740 —
905–1190 1034 85-90% 4 111.00–122.00 $113.64 $1,175 —
920–1600 1248 85-90% 7 87.00–94.00 $90.80 $1,133 -0.31
1055–1760 1284 85-90% 16 101.00–109.00 $104.84 $1,346 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1090–1625 1276 80-85% 16 110.00–124.00 $114.83 $1,465 +5.73
1165–1690 1332 80-85% 9 99.00–109.00 $105.85 $1,410 +3.43
1335 1335 80-85% 1 94.50 $94.50 $1,262 -7.92
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1535–1615 1575 75-80% 2 102.00–108.50 $105.33 $1,659 -4.67
1405–1905 1599 75-80% 9 110.00–116.00 $113.05 $1,808 +3.05

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1330–1745 1538 2 106.00–115.00 $111.11 $1,709 -10.32
1670–1870 1770 2 123.00–125.00 $124.06 $2,196 —
2075 2075 1 140.00 $140.00 $2,905 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1010–1060 1038 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 1,035.00–1,335.00 $1,153.30
1150 1150 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,275.00 $1,275.00
1180 1180 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,200.00 $1,200.00

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.